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How many BTU or KWH are generated by a given nuclear fission unit?
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∙ 14y ago
1 BTU = 1.055 kilojoules. For a nuclear plant with an electrical output of say 1000 MWe, the reactor thermal output will be about 3000 MW (at 33 percent efficiency), or 3000 Mega joules/second, which is 3000 x 1000 kilojoules/sec, or 3000/1.055 x 1000 BTU/sec. this reduces to 2.84 x 106 BTU/second, Scale it according to the actual electrical output of the plant.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoNuclear energy cost to the consumer is simply part of your electricity tariff rate, you don't pay for it separately. If you want to convert from KWh to BTU, or vice versa, the relation is 10,000 BTU = 2.93 KWh
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∙ 14y agoDepends which is the 'given nuclear unit'. Most PWR and BWR units are around 1000 MWe, which means the reactor thermal putput is around 3000 MW, so in one hour you will have 3000 MWhours which is 3 million KWh. If you mean the electrical output it will be 1 million KWh per hour.
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What is a radioactive decay of the spent fuel?
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Do uranium nuclei split during nuclear fission?
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About seventy years.
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What is a radioactive decay of the spent fuel?
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What is the difference between fission and Plutonium waste?
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How many years is the useful life of a nuclear fission reactor?
Currently, it is 60 years
What is nuclear energy made from?
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